Windows Media Player by Microsoft

This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is wmplayer.exe?

Windows Media Player (abbreviated WMP) is a media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and viewing images on personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as well as on Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices.

About wmplayer.exe (from Microsoft)

“Designed by media lovers, for media lovers. Windows Media Player 12—available only in Windows 7—plays more music and video than ever, including Flip Video and unprotected songs from your iTunes librar”

Details

File name:

wmplayer.exe

Publisher:

Microsoft Corporation

Product name:

Windows Media Player

Description:

Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Typical file path:

C:\Program Files\windows media player\wmplayer.exe

Original name:

wmplayer.exe.mui

File version:

9.00.00.4503

Size:

72 KB (73,728 bytes)

Build date:

4/14/2008 3:20 AM

Digital DNA

Entropy:

6.489287

File packed:

No

.NET CLR:

No

More details

Behaviors

Autoplay handlers

Runs under the registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers'

Handler name 'IviDVDEventHandler'

Handler name 'IviVideoCDHandler'

Handler name 'MSPlayBluRayOnArrival'

Handler name 'MSWMPBurnDataDVDArrival'

Handler name 'MSRipCDAudioOnArrival'

Handler name 'MSWMPBurnCDOnArrival'

Handler name 'MSPlayDVDMovieOnArrival'

Handler name 'MSPlayCDAudioOnArrival'

Handler name 'MSPlayVideoCDMovieOnArrival'

Handler name 'MSPlaySuperVideoCDMovieOnArrival'

Shell open commands

WPLFile

WMZFile

WMVFile

WMSFile

wmafile

mpegfile

mp3file

AUFile

AVIFile

Windows firewall allowed programs

Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections

Distribution by PC manufacturer

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